The Kings had a breakthrough offensive game these playoffs Monday night at Staples Center with four goals in winning Game 4 over St. Louis in the first round. They tied the series with the Blues 2-2 heading into tonight's Game 5 at St. Louis and gave goaltender Jonathan Quick some insurance for a change.

But was this a one-time thing or a new theme to the series for the Kings?The Kings scored more goals Monday (four) than they did in the previous three games combined (three).

They looked so much like last year's team that won the Stanley Cup championship.So what to expect?

"It's the playoffs (so) you never know what's going to happen," Kings forward Kyle Clifford said. "They'll come out hard, and we'll come out hard and get shots on net and try to score as many goals as we can."

tender Brian Elliott had something to do with that, but the Kings have too many offensive weapons to be silenced for the first three games.

Why are the Kings so goal-happy now?

"If we had a concrete answer for that, we'd have it show up every game," forward Dustin Penner said. "You just try to do the same things over and over again. Eventually, Ryou're going to get a couple of breaks."

The Kings have to win two of the next three games to win the seven-game series, meaning they would have to win at least one game in St. Louis, which has the home-ice advantage. They scored one goal in each of their first two losses, both by 2-1 scores.

Since nearly everyone in a Kings uniform contributed offensively in Game 4, there is reason to believe the Kings have found their collective offensive rhythm. Eleven players had at least one point Monday, including the Kings' stars who had been otherwise quiet.

Jeff Carter and Anze Kopitar both scored goals, and that was key for the Kings. The top-scoring players regained confidence that they can score. Carter led the Kings in the regular season with 26 goals. "We've been getting better every game," Carter said. "It showed (Monday). We were skating better, getting on pucks, using our forecheck more to our advantage. It showed in the end result. "Kopitar scored the tying goal for the Kings, on assists from Dustin Brown and Jake Muzzin, in the third period. With that goal, Kopitar broke a drought of 19 games without a goal. Before Monday, he hadn't scored a goal since March 25 (the longest slump of his career), although he was setting up others.

He led the Kings with 42 points in the regular season.

Justin Williams scored the game-winner in the Kings' two-goal third period. The Kings were down 2-0 in Monday's game before they came to life offensively, tying the game in the first period.

"We capitalized on a couple of their mistakes on the first two goals, getting odd-man rushes. We buried our chances," said Brown, the Kings' captain. "The last two goals, we got to the dirty areas and got pucks to the net. That's what we need to do more of."

The Kings showed they can score goals again Monday.

Today, we find out if the Kings were a one-game wonder or if their newfound offense will meet them in St. Louis.